Facilitating heterogeneous network analysis and resource planning for advanced networks

A method, comprising:

• determining, by a system comprising a memory and a processor, candidate locations for positioning a resource within a grid area associated with a communications network based on a determination that demand for services exceeds a current capability of the communications network within the grid area, wherein the resource is one of a cloud radio access network node and a fifth generation millimeter wave node that communicate according to a fifth generation millimeter wave protocol, wherein the determining comprises:
• selecting the positioning of the resource based on a load weighted coverage score of the grid area satisfying a predefined threshold, wherein the load weighted coverage score is determined based on the positioning of the resource;
• and
• facilitating, by the system, the positioning of the resource within the grid area based on the candidate locations, wherein the positioning of the resource comprises offloading network traffic from an existing resource to the resource.

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
• determining that a resource is to be added to existing resources at a grid level of a network, wherein the resource is selected from a group of resources comprising a cloud radio access network node and a fifth generation millimeter wave node;
• and
• selecting candidate locations for placement of the resource based on a coverage-driven objective and a capacity-driven objective defined for the network, wherein the coverage-driven objective is associated with a demand for services within the grid level of the network, and wherein the capacity-driven objective is associated with demand growth within the grid level of the network, and wherein the selecting the candidate locations comprises selecting the candidate locations based on a load weighted coverage score of the grid level of the network being determined to satisfy a predefined threshold, and wherein the load weighted coverage score is determined based on the candidate locations.